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i just got this camera, so i think i know what your problem is.
1. make sure the aperture is as wide open as possible (f/3.5 if you're zoomed out or f/5.6 if you're zoomed in)
2. keep the iso as low as possible
3. compensate with the shutter speed until you get a good brightness.
if you need 10 seconds to take one picture it could be because your aperture wasn't open very wide (at like f/22). or it could be because the iso is too low for the lighting conditions.
Oh, don't you need Nikon lenses for a Canon DSLR to not have any light flicker?
whoa Stan, you got the camera? Good for you! Excepting to see some good animations from you soon!
When I get home, I will look at what you have said and give you some more feedback 
~Storm
Don't know about it software-wise, but it's a full 100% manual camera, if you set it up to be. Beware of your lamps (they can't flicker). If you keep aperture and shutter speed at fix levels, there shan't be any flicker. You should get it tethered to the computer.
Also, if you don't have experience in pro photography, either think it through, or do heavy research.
Best of luck. PM me if needed.
Hi all, I have similar problems with flicker, even when shooting with ISO, Aperture, shutterspeed and whitebalance all on manual. I came across a solution that works 99% of the time.
-Set your aperture to something like 5.6 or 8
-Set EVERYTHING to manual
-Press the 'Depth of Field Preview' button
-While holding it in, press the lens release button, and twist the lens until your aperture is displayed as 00.
At this stage, the lens is disconnected from the body, and the aperture wont have the fractional differences between exposures.
I've shot hundreds of timelapses this way, and there seems to be no ill effects on the camera body or lens.
to add to all this stuff, here's one last thing i forgot to mention.
turn off the auto lighting optimizer. it's basically a feature that will give the camera power to override manual settings if it thinks the scene is too bright or too dark.
ok, first hit the menu button and go to the second "tab" and select Auto Lighting Optimizer
next, turn it to off and hit ok
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